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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[黏液的,分泌黏液的] slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[核心的] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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[最大化] make as big or large as possible
literacy  Speak Example sentences
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[表示语音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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[有读写能力,识字] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[可接受的,美味的] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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[描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw
maize  Speak Example sentences
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[疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[终年的,永久的] lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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[玉米] tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
maritime  Speak Example sentences
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[有读写能力,识字] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[支配的,主要的] most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
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[海事的,海运的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
mimic  Speak Example sentences
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[假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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[模仿,摹拟] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
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[熟练,精通] skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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[值得称赞的] deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
moderate  Speak Example sentences
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[大量,多数,大众,民众] a great number; many
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[核子,核心] the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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[温和的,适度的,有节制的] temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
mucous  Speak Example sentences
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[温和的,适度的,有节制的] temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
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[黏液的,分泌黏液的] slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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[一边倒的] one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
navigable  Speak Example sentences
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[赶上,超过] come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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[迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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[可接受的,美味的] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
overlap  Speak Example sentences
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[埋伏] stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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[部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
palatable  Speak Example sentences
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[部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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[可接受的,美味的] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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[垂直的,直立的] vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; too steep
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[赶上,超过] come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome